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Amy Childs and Russell Brand are biggest relationship turn-offs for UK public

Ex-TOWIE favourite Amy Childs and recently single Russell Brand today topped a LateRooms.com list of celebrities which the UK public believed would have the worst bad habits in relationships. Ditzy Amy came in top for the females, with a third of the votes (33%), perhaps with the thought of her leaving fake tan on the sheets, with Russell Brand topping the list of male celebrity offenders taking a huge 50% of the votes. The discount hotels specialist polled the nation to celebrate the launch of their new TV advert, which charts the blossoming relationship of a young couple.

The LateRooms.com poll also named bad girl model Kate Moss, with 29% of the votes, and even golden girl Cheryl Cole managed to notch up 16% from respondents speculating about her bad habits. Womaniser Russell was followed by outspoken Keith Lemon, often-in-trouble Jeremy Clarkson, and even Antony Worrall Thompson, recently in the news for shoplifting.

LateRooms.com research also reveals the true toll of bad habits on everyday relationships, with the UK opening up about what exactly turns them off most. British men are the biggest offenders for breaking wind in bed – with almost a third of women naming this their most disgusting foible, closely followed by the annoying ‘crime’ of leaving the toilet seat up. 50% of men sought their revenge by reporting women for taking too long to get ready as the female population’s worst bad habit.

As well as offences in bed and the toilet, understandably, almost a fifth of women have a gripe with their partners clipping their toenails on to the floor. Women are equally guilty of annoying their other halves, with excessive shopping (26%) joining ‘taking too long to get ready’ as the worst bad habit but surprisingly beating ‘nagging’, which only scored 2% of the votes. In the LateRooms.com advertising campaign, character Lucy is turned off by Ben wearing socks in bed on a romantic rendez-vous, but manages to avoid the other bad habits it seems the other women in Great Britain suffer!

“It was certainly interesting to find out what Britain finds most offending in relationships, and the bad little habits couples have to suffer in the name of love!” commented Lynda Matthews, Offline Marketing Manager at LateRooms.com. “Even celebrities such as Russell and Amy are not immune it seems, and we hope the people of Great Britain found some sort of comfort in sharing their gripes, turn-offs and annoyances!”